Diversity of Antimicrobial Resistance Phenotypes in Salmonella Isolated from Commercial Poultry Farms

Salmonella remains the leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States, and the dissemination of drug-resistant Salmonellae through the food chain has important implications for treatment failure of salmonellosis. We investigated the ecology of Salmonella in integrated broiler production in...

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Main Authors: Karen A. Liljebjelke, Charles L. Hofacre, David G. White, Sherry Ayers, Margie D. Lee, John J. Maurer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2017.00096/full